Abstract

Janice Mayer, former physicist and writer of children's plays and song, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on November 2, 2017 in Kew Gardens, New York.

Addeddate

2018-08-01 15:14:46

Citation

Janice Mayer Oral History Interview, interviewed by Christa Whitney, Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, Kew Gardens, New York, November 2, 2017. Video recording, [https://archive.org/details/JaniceMayer2Nov2017YiddishBookCenter] ([date accessed])

Controlled-themes

Childhood | Jewish Identity | Yiddish language | Theater | Music | Singing | Career and Professional Life | Family traditions | Jewish resorts | Food | Cultural transmission | Urban | Relationships

Date-themes

1930s | 1940s | 1980s | 1990s

Excerpts

6033, 6034, 6035

Geographic-themes

Lower East Side, Manhattan | Manhattan, New York | New York City | United States

Identifier

JaniceMayer2Nov2017YiddishBookCenter

Interview-date

11/2/2017

Interview-location

Kew Gardens, New York

Misc-themes

Bungalow colony | Neighborhood

Narrator-first-name

Janice

Narrator-last-name

Mayer

Organization-themes

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene | Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute

Scanner

Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3

Series

Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists
Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists

Uncontrolled-themes

Lower East Side, Manhattan | Manhattan, New York | New York City | United States | National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene | Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute | 1930s | 1940s | 1980s | 1990s | Bungalow colony | Neighborhood

Uncontrolled-themes2

Lower East Side, Manhattan | Manhattan, New York | New York City | National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene | 1930s | 1940s | 1980s | 1990s | bungalow colony | neighborhood | Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute

Wohp-interview-id

996

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